Director Peter Jackson making new film of Beatles in studio

The documentary will use previously unseen 1969 footage.

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Writer/director/producer Peter Jackson announced Wednesday that he is making a Beatles’ farewell documentary, “Let It Be,” out of some 55 hours of footage, shot in January 1969, that has never been seen by the public. Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/Associated Press

LONDON — Director Peter Jackson is making a new documentary using never-before-seen footage of The Beatles in the studio.

The acclaimed “Lord of the Rings” director said Wednesday that the film will be based on roughly 55 hours of footage of the band working on songs in the studio in January 1969.

Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison, the widows of John Lennon and George Harrison, are cooperating with the project.